What does a citizen-led wolf cull in British Columbia look like? Trapping, snaring and shooting-on-sight of British Columbia’s wolves has been escalated this year by a citizen campaign asking for donations to trappers to eradicate wolves across the province, in order to “grow” ungulate populations. Calling themselves BC Ungulate Foundation, …
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Bounty: a payment to encourage the destruction of noxious animals. Webster-Merriam Wolves in British Columbia are in grave danger at this writing. Steve Isdahl has proudly taken it upon himself on social media to have as many wolves killed in the province as he can. Contacting trappers on Facebook he …
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Cover Photo credit: Mark Schneider Salt Spring Island is the most densely populated island in the Capital Regional District. The Salt Spring Island Conservancy was formed to protect, restore, enhance and maintain wildlife habitats and ecosystems on their seven nature reserves. Seven hundred acres of conservancy land represent 1% of Salt …
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Young cougars fall victim to BC’s ongoing war on wildlife. On November 25, 2016 two cougar kittens were killed in Ocean Falls, BC. They were shot on a private dock while consuming a seal that they had killed. Unable to drag their catch away from the area, they remained nearby. …
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On July 5, 2016 Ingmar Lee of Denny Island, near Bella Bella, heard a message on the marine distress channel that a humpback whale was entangled in netting nearby. He found the whale towing about 100 feet of net, fishing line and ropes. The whale was visibly exhausted. The Department …
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Big Money for Government – Hunting By Kelly Carson, President of the B.C. Deer Protection Society Part 3 of a multi-part series on conservation officers, trophy hunting and culls in B.C. One of the first things you’ll notice when you download the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations’ 2014-2016 …
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CONSERVATION OFFICER WANTS TRAP RETURNED TO TRAPPER By Kelly Carson of DeerSafe Victoria Part 2 of a multi-part series on conservation officers, trophy hunting and culls in B.C. Read part one here. One afternoon in February, 2016, Lynne Cracknell and her husband took their dogs for an outing near White …
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Awaiting Rescue, Black Bear Cub Destroyed by Conservation Officer Part 1 of a multi-part series on conservation officers, trophy hunting and culls in B.C. By Kelly Carson of DeerSafe Victoria. On Friday, May 6, 2016 Tiana Jackson was driving from her home to Dawson Creek, 50 km away. Three kilometres …
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